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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$678,000
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $13,024,670
-
Tax year 2024
$665,750
- Grants listed
- 20
- Assets, end of year
- $12,649,660
-
Tax year 2023
$509,000
- Grants listed
- 18
- Assets, end of year
- $12,492,513
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Tax year 2022
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $12,873,461
-
Tax year 2021
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $130
-
Tax year 2020
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $2,091
-
Tax year 2019
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $241
-
Tax year 2018
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $2,279
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Staples Motley Scholarship- Dollars for ScholarsStaples, MN
Healthcare educational scholarships
$80,000 -
Sharing and Caring Hands IncMinneapolis, MN
Program support
$70,000 -
Dunwoody College of TechnologyMinneapolis, MN
Educational scholarships
$50,000 -
Wounded Warrior Project IncJacksonville, FL
Program support
$50,000 -
Chippewa Valley Technical College Foundation IncEau Claire, WI
Program support - manufacturing area
$40,000 -
Judicial WatchWashington, DC
Program support
$40,000 -
Mayo FoundationRochester, MN
Cancer & alzheimer's disease research
$40,000 -
Minnesota Assistance Council for VeteransSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$30,000 -
Park Nicollet FoundationSt Louis Park, MN
Program support
$30,000 -
Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CA
Program support
$30,000 -
The Heritage FoundationWashington, DC
Program support
$30,000 -
Young America's FoundationReston, VA
Program support
$30,000 -
Elevate LifeBloomington, MN
Human service
$25,000 -
Feed My Starving ChildrenCoon Rapids, MN
Program support
$25,000 -
Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL
Program support
$25,000 -
Twin Cities Public Television IncSaint Paul, MN
Program support
$25,000 -
Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL
Program support
$15,000 -
DinomightsMinneapolis, MN
Program support
$15,000 -
Risen Christ SchoolMinneapolis, MN
Education - general program support
$15,000 -
Christian Motorsports InternationalMesa, AZ
Program support
$13,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education3 grants $120,00026% of the total
- Human services2 grants $120,00026% of the total
- Public affairs2 grants $70,00015% of the total
- International aid2 grants $50,00011% of the total
- Health2 grants $40,0009% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $30,0006% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $40,0009% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Minnesota11 grants $405,000
- Florida2 grants $75,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $70,000
- Wisconsin1 grant $40,000
- California1 grant $30,000
- Virginia1 grant $30,000
- Illinois1 grant $15,000
- Arizona1 grant $13,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Kenneth H GriffithsCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hours 0.4Pay $0
- Keith A GriffithsPRESIDENT Hours 0.4Pay $0
- Arthur HahnSECRETARY & TREASURER (UNTIL 6/25) Hours 0.4Pay $0
The return
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